| Abuse Claims You can claim for abuse if you ore somebody for whom you have responsibiliy has been subject to a period of physical or sexual abuse. There are no restirictions on recieving compensation if the person who abused you was a member of your family or you were living together. Reporting the incident to the police Due to the nature of these claims there is no time limit for reporting the abuse to the police. it is important however that the incident is reported before you submit a claim for compensation through the Criminal Injuries Compensation authority. Time Limits You are expected to submit a claim within 2 years of the last period of abuse unless you were unable to do so due to your injuries.This time limit does not apply if somebody was abused as a child as they can still make a claim as an adult. Claims for abuse on behalf of children You can apply for compensation on behalf of a person who is under the age of 18 if you have parental responsibility for that person. If the person has been abused by a member of the same immediate family you may still be able to claim without parental resbonsibility. What if the offender was not caught? As long as you assisted the police in their investigations you can still claim if the offender was not caught. What if I have a criminal record? The criminal injuries do take criminal records into account when making offers of compensation. Depending on the severity and nature of your offences the CICA may decide to deduct a percentage of your award or make no offer what so ever. How is my award calculated? Your award will be based on medical notes about your injury. The award its self will be calculated using a guideline system which can be found on the Injury Value page. How do you get paid? Ram Legal Services will deal with your criminal injury claim on a 'No Win No Fee' basis. We will only request payment once you recieve your compensation. We take a standard fee of 15% for abuse claims. There are no hidden charges or VAT that are added. For example if you are awarded £1000 you will recieve £1000. We will then request payment of £150 for the work we have done. Do I have to use a legal representative? You do not have to use a legal representative and you can apply to CICA direct. By doing this you will be responsible for your own application and will have to make your own appeals etc.
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